Keinemusik

From:Berlin, Germany

DJ style:Prog house and techno

Best known for:‘Move’, label parties, brand ubiquity

Keinemusik (Rampa, &Me and Adam Port) bulldoze into the Top 100 DJs poll as a new entry at No. 35 during a year that has seen them go stratospheric with their distinctive sound of proggy and Afro house and techno. Starting out as a Berlin-based collective in 2009 — made up of Rampa, &Me and Adam Port, as well as Reznik and creative director, Monja — the name actually incorporates a label, parties, a radio show and merch line that has included collaborations with Nike and Converse. The imprint dropped release number 69 earlier this year by way of Adam Port and Stryv’s ‘Move’, featuring Malachiii, which has clocked up a massive 270m streams on Spotify and 29m views on YouTube at the time of writing.

Translating to “no music” in German, Keinemusik’s tour schedule has been no less mammoth, playing a relentless run of events on the world’s biggest dancefloors, which has included a performance in front of a huge crowd at the Giza Pyramids in Egypt, a slot on Tomorrowland’s LIFE Mainstage, and a summer that culminated with a Hï Ibiza takeover for the club’s huge closing party in October that was announced before the season had even started.

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Faustix

From:Denmark

DJ style: “Big techno.”

Best known for: “Collaboration with Diplo, Faustix, Imanos and Kai called ‘Revolution’.”

Everything about 2024 was big and bold for Faustix. The Danish dance music lifer found a new sound over the course of the past year, where ropey and dramatic arpeggios dart in and out of brash techno kicks and every drop feels like barreling down a dopamine rollercoaster. Each release seemed to push the envelope further and further — from the soaring emotions of ‘Lead Me To Love You’ with vocalist Mougleta to ‘All My Friends Are Hot’, whose cheeky vocal flip (“All my friends are hot and only listen to techno”) was the perfect summer festival anthem. Add to that a teased remix of Belgian Stromae ‘Alors on danse’ and it’s clear that 2024 was, without a doubt, the year Faustix found a whole new groove.

While he’s certainly been busy in the studio, Faustix has also played everywhere — from 13,000 person raves in the middle of Copenhagen to gigs on the Faroe Islands. Faustix, in other words, hasn’t taken his foot off the gas for even a second. And, with each gig and release, he is testament to how much people still love pumping, hard-edged techno.

Fave tune of 2024?

“Dash Berlin ‘Till The Sky Falls Down’, it’s an all-time classic and still gets me